The 2015 Parti Québécois leadership election was held from May 13 to May 15, 2015 as a result of the resignation of

Parti Québécois The Parti Québécois (; ; PQ) is a sovereignist and social democratic provincial political party in Quebec, Canada. The PQ advocates national sovereignty for Quebec involving independence of the province of Quebec from Canada and establishin ...

leader

Pauline Marois Pauline Marois (; born March 29, 1949) is a retired Canadian politician, who served as the 30th premier of Quebec from 2012 to 2014. Marois had been a member of the National Assembly in various ridings since 1981 as a member of the Parti Québ� ...

after the defeat of her government in the April 7, 2014 provincial election.

Procedure

The election was conducted using a

one member, one vote In the parliamentary politics of the United Kingdom and Canada, one member, one vote (OMOV) is a method of selecting party leaders, and determining party policy, by a direct vote of the members of a political party. Traditionally, these objectives ...

formula. Each member of the Parti Quebecois was allowed to vote by phone or on the web from May 13 until May 15. If there is not a majority for a candidate (50% +1) on the first ballot, there will be a run-off ballot between the two candidates who had the most votes on the first ballot. If a second ballot was required, it would have been held from May 20 until May 22. To be nominated, a candidate needed to collect 2,000 signatures aggregated from 50 ridings, in 10 regions and pay $20,000 to be listed on the first ballot. If there were a second ballot, candidates would have had to pay an additional $5,000. The spending limit was $400,000. A proposal to allow a vote open to non-members was defeated.

Timeline

*April 7, 2014:

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results in the defeat of the incumbent PQ government.

, who lost her seat in the

National Assembly of Quebec The National Assembly of Quebec (officially in french: link=no, Assemblée nationale du Québec) is the legislative body of the province of Quebec in Canada. Legislators are called MNAs (Members of the National Assembly; french: link=no, déput ...

, announces that she will be resigning as party leader. *April 10, 2014:

Stéphane Bédard Stéphane Bédard (born 11 March 1968) is a Canadian lawyer and politician. Bédard was interim leader of the Parti Québécois from 2014 to 2015. He was the Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for the provincial riding of Chicoutimi. He ...

chosen interim parliamentary leader by the PQ caucus. *May 13, 2014: Former

Bloc Québécois The Bloc Québécois (BQ; , "Québécois people, Quebecer Voting bloc, Bloc") is a list of federal political parties in Canada, federal political party in Canada devoted to Quebec nationalism and the promotion of Quebec sovereignty movement, Que ...

leader Gilles Duceppe announces he will not be a candidate for the PQ leadership despite polls showing him to be the most popular choice of the potential candidates. *June 7, 2014: Marois' resignation takes effect; Parti Québécois Council of Presidents meets to discuss the party's future course and the timing and rules for the leadership election. A decision on setting a date for the election was deferred until the fall. A proposal was made to hold an

open primary Primary elections, or direct primary are a voting process by which voters can indicate their preference for their party's candidate, or a candidate in general, in an upcoming general election, local election, or by-election. Depending on the ...

in which all Quebeckers could vote for the party's leader. *October 4, 2014: PQ riding association presidents met in

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to decide rules and timeline for leadership election. *October 14, 2014: Nomination period opens. *October 14, 2014:

Martine Ouellet Martine Ouellet (born April 8, 1969) is a Canadian politician who served as leader of the Bloc Québécois from 2017 to 2018. She was the Minister of Natural Resources in the Quebec government from 2012 to 2014. Ouellet was first elected to the ...

declares her candidacy. *October 20, 2014: Bernard Drainville declares his candidacy. *October 21, 2014: Pierre Céré declares his candidacy. *October 27, 2014:

Alexandre Cloutier Alexandre Cloutier (born September 1, 1977) is a Canadians, Canadian politician and lawyer. He was a member of National Assembly of Quebec for the Riding (division), riding of Lac-Saint-Jean (provincial electoral district), Lac-Saint-Jean in the S ...

declares his candidacy. *October 31, 2014:

Jean-François Lisée Jean-François Lisée (born February 13, 1958) is a Quebec nationalist politician who served as the leader of the Parti Québécois from October 2016 until October 2018. He was first elected a member of the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2 ...

declares his candidacy. *November 27, 2014: Pierre Karl Péladeau declares his candidacy. *January 23, 2015: Lisée withdraws. *January 30, 2015: Deadline for candidates to be nominated. *March 11, 2015: First official debate is held in

Trois-Rivières Trois-Rivières (, – 'Three Rivers') is a city in the Mauricie administrative region of Quebec, Canada, at the confluence of the Saint-Maurice River, Saint-Maurice and Saint Lawrence River, Saint Lawrence rivers, on the north shore of the Sain ...

*April 1, 2015: Second debate is held in

*April 15, 2015: Third debate is held in

Quebec City Quebec City ( or ; french: Ville de Québec), officially Québec (), is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Quebec. As of July 2021, the city had a population of 549,459, and the Communauté métrop ...

*April 22, 2015: Drainville withdraws, endorses Péladeau. *May 3, 2015: Fourth debate is held in

Rimouski Rimouski ( ) is a city in Quebec, Canada. Rimouski is located in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region, at the mouth of the Rimouski River. It has a population of 48,935 (as of 2021). Rimouski is the site of Université du Québec à Rimouski (UQAR), t ...

*May 7, 2015: Fifth debate will be held in

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*May 10, 2015: Céré withdraws, endorses Ouellet and Cloutier. *May 13–15, 2015: First ballot voting *May 15, 2015, 9pm: First ballot results announced at the Quebec City Convention Centre

Declared candidates

Alexandre Cloutier Alexandre Cloutier (born September 1, 1977) is a Canadians, Canadian politician and lawyer. He was a member of National Assembly of Quebec for the Riding (division), riding of Lac-Saint-Jean (provincial electoral district), Lac-Saint-Jean in the S ...

;Background Alexandre Cloutier-1

MNA for

Lac-Saint-Jean Lac-Saint-Jean () is a federal electoral district in the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region, northeast Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1925 to 2004, and has been represented since 2015. Demographics ...

(2007–present), Minister for Canadian Intergovernmental Affairs, the Canadian Francophonie and Sovereignist Governance (2012–2014). :Date candidacy declared: October 27, 2014 ;Supporters :Support from caucus members: (3) Gaétan Lelièvre,

Véronique Hivon Véronique Hivon (born 1970) is a Canadians, Canadian politician in the province of Quebec. Hivon was elected to represent the riding of Joliette (provincial electoral district), Joliette in the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2014 Quebec ge ...

François Gendron François Gendron (born November 3, 1944 in Val-Paradis, Quebec) is a politician and teacher in Quebec, Canada. He was a Member of National Assembly of Quebec for the riding of Abitibi-Ouest. He has represented the Parti Québécois from 1976 ...

:Support from former caucus members: (9)

Louise Harel Louise Harel (born April 22, 1946) is a Quebec politician. In 2005 she served as interim leader of the Parti Québécois following the resignation of Bernard Landry. She was also interim leader of the opposition in the National Assembly of Qu ...

Louise Beaudoin Louise Beaudoin (born September 26, 1945 in Quebec City, Quebec) is a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Rosemont in the National Assembly of Quebec until 2012, as a member of the Parti Québécois (PQ). She sat as an ...

, Stéphan Tremblay,

Léo Bureau-Blouin Léo Bureau-Blouin (born December 17, 1991) is a former Quebec politician who in the 2012 provincial election at age 20 became the youngest person ever to be elected as a member of the National Assembly of Quebec. He was elected in the district ...

Jean-Marie Claveau Jean-Marie Claveau was a Canadian politician. He was a member of the National Assembly of Quebec for the riding of Dubuc, first elected in the 2012 election This national electoral calendar for 2012 lists the national/ federal elections hel ...

, Henri Lemay,

Denis Trottier Denis Trottier (born June 8, 1952 in Dolbeau-Mistassini, Quebec) is a Quebec politician and teacher. He was previously a Member of National Assembly of Quebec for the riding of Roberval in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region, losing to Premier ...

Cécile Vermette Cécile Vermette (born January 19, 1945) is a former nurse and political figure in Quebec. She represented Marie-Victorin in the Quebec National Assembly from 1985 to 2007 as a member of the Parti Québécois. She was born in Montreal, the daugh ...

Endorsements
/ref> :Other prominent supporters:

Richard Nadeau Richard Nadeau (born April 5, 1959 in Hawkesbury, Ontario) is a teacher and Bloc Québécois politician in Quebec, Canada. He is the former Member of Parliament (Canada), Member of Parliament for the riding of Gatineau (federal electoral distric ...

(former MP),

Serge Ménard Naval Lieutenant (Retired) Serge Ménard (born September 27, 1941 in Montreal, Quebec) is a politician from Quebec, Canada. He was a member of the National Assembly of Quebec from 1993 to 2003, and a member of Parliament from 2004 to 2011. Ou ...

(former MP), Claude Patry (MP) :Policies: Wants to PQ to stop being a "carbon copy" of the past and has stated education and youth is his top priority.

Martine Ouellet Martine Ouellet (born April 8, 1969) is a Canadian politician who served as leader of the Bloc Québécois from 2017 to 2018. She was the Minister of Natural Resources in the Quebec government from 2012 to 2014. Ouellet was first elected to the ...

;Background MNA for Vachon (2010–present), Minister of Natural Resources and Wildlife (2012–2014). An engineer by training. :Date candidacy declared: October 14, 2014 ;Supporters :Support from caucus members: :Support from former caucus members: (3)

Émilien Pelletier Émilien Pelletier (born September 13, 1945) is a Canadian politician in the province of Quebec. Pelletier was elected to represent the riding of Saint-Hyacinthe in the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2008 provincial election. He is a member ...

André Gaulin André Gaulin (born July 5, 1936) is a Quebec politician, he previously served as the member for Taschereau in the Quebec National Assembly as a member of the Parti Québécois from 1994 until 1998. Biography He obtained a bachelor's degree ...

:Other prominent supporters: France Bonsant (former MP),

Thierry St-Cyr Thierry St-Cyr (born November 7, 1977) is an engineer and former Bloc Québécois politician in Quebec, Canada. He served as the Member of Parliament for Jeanne-Le Ber from 2006 to 2011. Education and career background Born in La Plaine, Qu ...

(former MP), Sylvie Legault (2014 candidate in

Mercier Mercier is French for ''notions dealer'' or ''haberdasher'', and may refer to: People * Agnès Mercier, French curler and coach *Annick Mercier (born 1964), French curler *Amanda H. Mercier (born 1975), American Judge * Armand Mercier, (1933–20 ...

), Michel Parent (president of Montreal’s blue collar workers’ union), JiCi Lauzon (actor), Pierre Céré, (2015 leadership candidate and 2014 MNA candidate in Laurier-Dorion) :Policies: Calls for a sovereignty referendum during her first term leading a PQ government, and has stated environmentalism and social-democracy are at the heart of her campaign.

Pierre Karl Péladeau

;Background MNA for

Saint-Jérôme Saint-Jérôme () ( 2021 population 80,213) is a suburban city located about northwest of Montreal on the Rivière du Nord. It is part of the Montreal of Greater Montreal. It is a gateway to the Laurentian Mountains and its resorts via the ...

(2014–present), principal shareholder and former president and CEO of Québecor Inc. :Date candidacy declared: November 27, 2014 ;Supporters :Support from caucus members: (15)

Nicole Léger Nicole Léger (born March 12, 1955) is a former Canadian politician and the former Member of the National Assembly of Quebec (MNA) for the riding of Pointe-aux-Trembles from 1996 to 2006 and elected back as member of the Parti Québécois in a ...

Harold LeBel Harold LeBel (; born June 22, 1962) is a Canadian former politician and convicted sex offender in Quebec, who was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2014 election. He represented the electoral district of Rimouski as a member of ...

, Pascal Bérubé,

Maka Kotto Maka Kotto (born December 7, 1961) is a Cameroonian-born French-Canadian politician. Educated in France, Kotto immigrated to Quebec, Canada, where he was an educator before entering politics. Kotto was a Parti Québécois member of the National A ...

, Claude Cousineau,

Dave Turcotte Dave Turcotte (born May 21, 1983) is a Canadian politician in the province of Quebec. Turcotte was elected to represent the riding of Saint-Jean in the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2008 provincial election. He is a member of the Parti Q ...

Nicolas Marceau Nicolas Marceau (born June 23, 1964) is a Canadians, Canadian economist, university professor, politician and former Minister of Finance (Quebec), Minister of Finance. He was previously a professor of economics at the Université du Québec à M ...

, Sylvain Rochon, Diane Lamarre, Bernard Drainville,

Sylvain Gaudreault Sylvain Gaudreault (born July 8, 1970) is a Canadian politician and teacher. He was the Member of National Assembly of Quebec for the riding of Jonquière in the city of Saguenay from 2007 to 2022. He represents the Parti Québécois. On May 6, ...

Guy Leclair Guy Leclair (born May 9, 1968) is a Canadian politician. Leclair was elected on December 8, 2008 to represent the riding of Beauharnois in the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2008 provincial election. He is a member of the Parti Québécois ...

, Sylvain Roy,

Alain Therrien Alain Therrien (born July 6, 1966) is a Canadian politician who was elected to represent the riding of La Prairie in the 2019 federal election as a member of the Bloc Québécois. Prior to entering federal politics, he served as a member of th ...

Mathieu Traversy Mathieu Traversy is a Canadian politician in the province of Quebec. Since 2021, he has been the mayor of Terrebonne. Previously, he represented the riding of Terrebonne in the National Assembly of Quebec from the 2008 provincial election until ...

:Support from former caucus members: (35)

Bernard Landry Bernard Landry (; March 9, 1937 – November 6, 2018) was a Canadian politician who served as the 28th premier of Quebec from 2001 to 2003. A member of the Parti Québécois (PQ), he led the party from 2001 to 2005, also serving as the leader o ...

(former Premier of Quebec), Jacques Baril, Yves Beaumier,

Pierre Bélanger Pierre Bélanger (born April 23, 1960) is a Canadian lawyer and politician in the province of Quebec. Bélanger was a Parti Québécois (PQ) member of the National Assembly of Quebec from 1992 to 1998 and was a cabinet minister in the governmen ...

, Manon Blanchet, André Boulerice,

Guy Chevrette Guy Chevrette (born January 10, 1940 in Saint-Come, Quebec) served as Parti Québécois leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly of Quebec, Canada, from 1987 to 1989. He was the MNA for the riding of Joliette-Montcalm from 1976 to 1981 ...

Yves Duhaime Yves Duhaime (born May 27, 1939) is a former politician in Quebec, Canada. He served as Cabinet Member and Member of the National Assembly of Quebec. Early life Duhaime was born in Chicoutimi, and grew up in Shawinigan. In the 1960s, Duhaime ...

Linda Goupil Linda Goupil (born May 13, 1961 in Saint-Léon-de-Standon, Quebec) is a former Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Lévis in the National Assembly of Quebec from 1998 to 2003.Jean-Pierre Jolivet,

Guy Julien Guy Julien was a politician from Quebec, Canada. Background He was born on February 16, 1945, in Shawinigan, Mauricie. Provincial politics He won the Parti Québécois nomination in the district of Trois-Rivières by only three votes, but won ...

Marcel Landry Marcel may refer to: People * Marcel (given name), people with the given name Marcel * Marcel (footballer, born August 1981), Marcel Silva Andrade, Brazilian midfielder * Marcel (footballer, born November 1981), Marcel Augusto Ortolan, Brazilian ...

Scott McKay Scott McKay (born December 2, 1960) is a Canadians, Canadian politician, who served as a former leader of the Green Party of Quebec and a former Montreal council member. McKay was elected in 2008 to the Quebec National Assembly for the Parti Q ...

, Matthias Rioux, Étienne-Alexis Boucher, Diane Barbeau, René Blouin,

Serge Cardin Serge Cardin (born July 2, 1950) is a Quebec politician. He was a Parti Québécois member of the National Assembly of Quebec for the Sherbrooke electoral district from 2012 to 2014, and was formerly a Bloc Québécois Member of Parliament for th ...

, Jean-Paul Champagne,

Noëlla Champagne Noëlla Champagne (born December 25, 1944 in Saint-Tite, Quebec) is a politician from Quebec, Canada, and former Member of the National Assembly (MNA). Career Champagne worked as a teacher in French and history from 1964 to 1971 at the second ...

, Solange Charest, Jacques Côté, Daniel Doyer,

Luc Ferland Luc Ferland is a Canadian politician, who was a Parti Québécois member of the National Assembly of Quebec for the riding of Ungava from 2007 to 2014. Ferland attended the Université du Québec en Abitibi-Temiscamingue and obtained a degre ...

, Serge Geoffrion,

Daniel Goyer Daniel Goyer is a Canadian politician. He was a member of the National Assembly of Quebec for the riding of Deux-Montagnes, first elected in the 2012 election This national electoral calendar for 2012 lists the national/ federal elections ...

, Jean-Marc Lacoste, Richard Le Hir, Léopold Marquis,

Michel Morin Michel Morin (born March 27, 1948) is a Canadian politician. He was a three-term member of the National Assembly of Quebec, a parliamentary assistant from 1999 to 2001, and whip of the Parti Québécois from 2001 to 2007. Background He was born ...

, Claude Pinard,

Jérôme Proulx Jérôme Proulx (April 28, 1930 – August 26, 2021) was a nationalist politician in Quebec, Canada and a member of the National Assembly of Quebec from 1966 to 1970 and from 1976 to 1985. He was born on April 28, 1930 in Saint-Jérôme, Quebec ...

Luc Trudel Luc Trudel is a Canadian politician. He was a Parti Québécois member of the National Assembly of Quebec for the riding of Saint-Maurice from 2012 to 2014, first elected in the 2012 election This national electoral calendar for 2012 lists ...

Daniel Turp Daniel Turp (born April 30, 1955) is a professor of constitutional and international law at the Université de Montréal in Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He served as a Bloc Québécois Member of Parliament (1997–2000) and as a Parti Qu� ...

:Other prominent supporters: Yves Michaud (former Liberal MNA 1966-1970),

Yves Rocheleau Yves Rocheleau (born 31 October 1944) was a member of the House of Commons of Canada from 1993 to 2004. He is a consultant by career, including government work. Born in Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Quebec, Rocheleau was elected in the Trois-Rivièr ...

(former MP),

Ève-Mary Thaï Thi Lac Ève-Mary Thaï Thi Lac (born February 6, 1972) is a former Canadian politician. She served as a Member of Parliament (Canada), member of Parliament for the Bloc Québécois in the riding of Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot from 2007 to 2011. She was th ...

(former MP), Pierre Paquette (former MP) :Policies: Has stated he's less interested in referendum dates and more on explaining the benefits of sovereignty. This has drawn criticism from other candidates, who claim he's too vague.

Withdrawn candidates

;Background Spokesperson for the Conseil national des chômeurs, PQ activist and 2014 candidate in

Laurier-Dorion Laurier-Dorion is a provincial electoral district in the Montreal region of Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. It consists of the neighbourhoods of Villeray and Park Extension in the city of Montreal Mon ...

. :Date candidacy declared: October 21, 2014 :Date of withdrawal: May 10, 2015, endorsed Ouellet and Cloutier ;Supporters :Support from caucus members: :Support from former caucus members: :Other prominent supporters:

Yves Lessard Yves Lessard (born January 2, 1943) is a Canadian politician. From 2001 to 2004, Lessard served as a city councillor in Saint-Basile-le-Grand, Quebec. In the 2004 Canadian federal election he was elected into the House of Commons of Canada as ...

(former MP),

Claude Guimond Claude Guimond (born August 4, 1963) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to represent the electoral district of Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques in the 2008 Canadian federal election and then defeated in the 2011 Canadian fe ...

(former MP), Claude Patry (MP) :Policies: Calls for a PQ government to negotiate a new partnership with Ottawa. If the negotiation fails, the government will call a new referendum on independence. Céré's platform is social-democratic, defending the welfare state and proposing a series of measures to reconnect the party with the people.

Bernard Drainville

;Background MNA for

Marie-Victorin Brother Marie-Victorin, F.S.C. (April 3, 1885 – July 15, 1944), was a Canadian member of Brothers of the Christian Schools and a noted botanist in Quebec, Canada. He is known as the father of the Botanical Garden of Montreal. Biograph ...

(2007–present), Minister responsible for Democratic Institutions and Active Citizenship (2012–2014) and the main architect and defender of the

Quebec Charter of Values The Charter of Quebec Values () was Bill 60 in the Canadian province of Quebec, introduced by the governing Parti Québécois in 2013 under Premier Pauline Marois, trying to legislate the Quebec controversy on reasonable accommodation. The PQ cab ...

. former

Radio-Canada The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (french: Société Radio-Canada), branded as CBC/Radio-Canada, is a Canadian public broadcaster for both radio and television. It is a federal Crown corporation that receives funding from the government. ...

journalist. :Date candidacy declared: October 20, 2014 :Date of withdrawal: April 22, 2015, endorsed Péladeau ;Supporters :Support from caucus members: (7)

, Sylvain Roy,

, Carole Poirier,

, André Villeneuve :Support from former caucus members: (1)

Gilles Chapadeau Gilles Chapadeau is a Canadian politician, who was a Parti Québécois member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Rouyn-Noranda–Témiscamingue from 2012 to 2014. He was elected in the 2012 Quebec general election, but was defeated in 2014 ...

:Other prominent supporters: :Policies: Has said he would not hold a sovereignty referendum in his first term as premier.

Jean-François Lisée Jean-François Lisée (born February 13, 1958) is a Quebec nationalist politician who served as the leader of the Parti Québécois from October 2016 until October 2018. He was first elected a member of the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2 ...

;Background MNA for Rosemont (2012–present), Minister of International Relations, La Francophonie and External Trade (2012–2014), former journalist and professor. :Date candidacy declared: October 31, 2014 :Date of withdrawal: January 23, 2015 ;Supporters :Support from caucus members: :Support from former caucus members: :Other prominent supporters: Evelyne Abitbol (2014 candidate in Acadie) :Policies: In the wake of the PQ's election defeat he has been critical of the party's proposed Quebec Charter of Values. Has said he wants to reboot the PQ as inclusive and less focused on division, and open to anglophone and minority voters.

Declined to run

Jean-Martin Aussant Jean-Martin Aussant () is a Canadian economist, musician, and politician, now serving as Executive director of the Chantier de l' économie sociale. He represented Nicolet-Yamaska in the National Assembly of Quebec from 2008 to 2012, first as ...

, former MNA for

Nicolet-Yamaska Nicolet-Yamaska is a former provincial electoral district in the Centre-du-Québec and Montérégie regions of Quebec, Canada that elected members to the National Assembly of Quebec. As of its final election, it included the cities or municipali ...

(2008–2012), Leader of Option nationale (2011–2013). * Gilles Duceppe, former leader of the

(1997–2011) and MP for

Laurier—Sainte-Marie Laurier—Sainte-Marie is a federal electoral district in Downtown Montreal, Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1988. Its population in 2016 was 111,835. Geography The district includes Côte Sai ...

(1990–2011). Announced on May 13, 2014 that he will not be a candidate. *

, MNA for

Jonquière Jonquière (; ; 2021 population: 60,250) is a borough (arrondissement) of the city of Saguenay in the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec, Canada. It is located on the Saguenay River, near the borough of Chicoutimi. History Jonquière ...

(2007–present), Minister of Municipal Affairs and Transport (2012–2014). *

Réjean Hébert Réjean Hébert is a Canadian politician and geriatrician. He was a member of the National Assembly of Quebec for the riding of Saint-François, first elected in the 2012 election, he served as Minister of Health and Social Services in the gove ...

, former MNA for Saint-François (2012–2014), Minister of Health (2012–2014). Announced on September 3, 2014, that he is finished with politics and is resuming his career as a physician. *

, MNA for

Joliette Joliette is a city in southwest Quebec, Canada. It is approximately northeast of Montreal, on the L'Assomption River and is the seat of the Regional County Municipality of Joliette. It is considered to be a part of the North Shore of Greate ...

(2008–present), Minister of Social services and Youth protection (2012 - 2014). *

, MNA for

Pointe-aux-Trembles Pointe-aux-Trembles was a municipality, founded in 1674, that was annexed by Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in 1982. This was the last city to be merged into Montreal until the 2002 municipal reorganization. On January 1, 2002 this neighbourhood at ...

(1996–2006, 2008–present), Minister responsible for Family Services (1998–2001), Minister responsible for the War against Poverty (2001–2003), Minister of Families (2012–2014). *

, MNA for

Rousseau Jean-Jacques Rousseau (, ; 28 June 1712 – 2 July 1778) was a Genevan philosopher, writer, and composer. His political philosophy influenced the progress of the Age of Enlightenment throughout Europe, as well as aspects of the French Revolu ...

(2009–present), Minister of Finance (2012–2014). Announced on 10 November that he will not be a candidate.

Slogans

*Pierre Céré: ''Un Québec Juste, Un Québec Libre'' *Alexandre Cloutier: ''Maintenant. Autrement.'' *Bernard Drainville: ''Votre Voix'' *Martine Ouellet: ''Oui, c'est vrai'' *Pierre-Karl Péladeau: ''Réussir''

Procedure

Timeline

Declared candidates

Alexandre Cloutier Alexandre Cloutier (born September 1, 1977) is a Canadians, Canadian politician and lawyer. He was a member of National Assembly of Quebec for the Riding (division), riding of Lac-Saint-Jean (provincial electoral district), Lac-Saint-Jean in the S ...

Martine Ouellet Martine Ouellet (born April 8, 1969) is a Canadian politician who served as leader of the Bloc Québécois from 2017 to 2018. She was the Minister of Natural Resources in the Quebec government from 2012 to 2014. Ouellet was first elected to the ...

Pierre Karl Péladeau

Withdrawn candidates

Bernard Drainville

Jean-François Lisée Jean-François Lisée (born February 13, 1958) is a Quebec nationalist politician who served as the leader of the Parti Québécois from October 2016 until October 2018. He was first elected a member of the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2 ...

Declined to run

Slogans

Results

Opinion polling

All Quebecers

Parti Québécois supporters only

References

See also